Needle-loom.



No 643,902. 'Patente dfeb. 20, I900.

G. F. KUETT."

NEEDLE Loon.

.(Application filed July 12, 1899., (No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet l,

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No. 643,902. Patented Feb. 20; |90LL a. F. KUET T. NEEDLE LOUM.

(Application filed July 12, 1899.)

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G. F. KUETT. 'uEEnLE Loom;

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NEEDLE LOOM.

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ATTORNEYS,

same, reference being had to the accompany- UNIT D STATES GEORGE F. KUE-IT, OF PATERSON,

AMERICAN AUTOMATIC LOOM NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMPANY, OF NEWJERSEY.

NEEDLEI-LOOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,902, dated February20, 1960.

application filed July 12, 1899. Borial'No. 723,543. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. KUETT, a citizen of the United States,residing in Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needle-Looms; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled'in theart to which it appertains to make and use the ing drawings, and toletters and numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification. 4

This invention relates to looms; and it has reference particularlyto aloom in which needles are employed for controlling the weft or Theobject of the invention is to provide a loom of the character aboveparticularly referred to in which the most efficient coaction of theneedles willbe efiected and in which the construction and arrangement ofthe, parts controlling said needles will be most suitable in the way ofsimplicity, durability, and etficiency of operation for the performanceof their several functions. v

The invention consists in the improved needle-loom and in thecombination and arrange ment of its various parts, substantially as willbe hereinafter pointed out and finally embodied in the clauses of theclaim.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereincorrespond- 1n g letters and numerals of reference indicate likepartsin.the several figures, and wherein Figure 1" is an end view of the lowerportion of a loom constructed after the princi-i ples of my invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudi nal sectional view of a portion of my iniprovedloom, showing in rear elevation the batten, the needles for controllingthe weft or' filler, and portions of the operating me oh-. anisni forthe respective sets of needles. "Fig. 3 1S atop plan view of what isshown in Fig. 2. Figs 4, 5, and 6 are enlarged detail views of certainparts of the loom, Fig. 4: being a sectional view showing therelativearrangement of the batten, one o gllhe reeds, and the needles, and Figs.5 audit "eing, respectively,

a top plan view and a side'view, partially in section, of a pair of oneof the sets of. needles and their supporting or carrying means, thesections in Fig. 6 being taken substantially centrally ofcorresponding'parts in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 illustrates a portion of themechanism connecting the batten and the main driveshaft and adapted toreciprocate the former. Fig. Sis an enlarged view of a certain tensiondevice for controlling the weft or filler; and Figs. 9 and 10 areenlarged detail views showing a certain modification of a portion of myinvention, Fig. 9 being a plan view and Fig. 10 being a view in sideelevation thereof.

a in the accompanying drawings designates one of the side frames of theloom, and b and c designate beams connecting said side frames, theformer being the breast-beam and the latter supporting a series ofparting-bars (1, arranged in any suitable frame, through which thewarp-threads e extend, said warpthreads being maintained under theproper tension by weights f-and controlled by snitably-operated harnessg.

h designates lay-swordswhich may be fulcrumed in any suitable manner attheir upper ends in theupper part of the frame of the loom and whichcarry at their lower ends the batten 'i.

. j designates the main driveshaft of the loom, said shaft beingsuitably journaled in the side frames and carrying a fly-wheel 7c.

Projecting downwardly from and secured to thebatten is aninverted-T-shaped bracket l, the horizontal portion of which is providedwith a slot m, in which a bolt n is adj ustably arranged, said boltconstituting a pivotal conneetion with said bracket for one end of a bya link 13 with the fly-wheel 7c. It should pitman 0, the other endofwhich isconnected be remarked that the pitman o is guided for ahorizontal or substan tially-horizontal movement or longitudinalreciprocation by a lever" q, pivotally connected to said pitman near-itspoint of connection with the link and ful crumed in the frame.

It is my object to efiect apause in the-batten in its retracted positionof more or' less duration, and if the link be of such length that itspoint of pivotal connection with the pitman 0 will be brought intoproximity to the shaftj during each rotation of the latter IOO . beingprovided ateach this will be most effectually accomplished for allpractical purposes, for then the oscillat- ,ing end of the link andthepointon the wheel where it has pivotal connection will travel in arcsof circles that extend for a more or less distance in practicalcoincidence, as indicated, for instance, by the portion rs of the circleshown in dotted lines in Fig. 7. The purpose of effecting this temporaryintermittent stopping, of the batten in its retracted position will behereinafter set forth. It may be remarked that the foregoing mechanism,which provides connection between the batten and the fly-wheel, shouldby preference be duplicated, one such mechanism end of the loom, so asto effect a true movement of the batten.

The batten is provided in its upper portion with a longitudinal groovetdisposed near its rear edge, and in said groove is arranged side by sidefor longitudinal movement a pair of bars in. Each bar it o is surmountedby a metallic strip 10 or series of strips preferably secured thereto byscrews'and provided with a series of openings 00. Each opening iscovered by a plate 3 having longitudinal slots 21 therein, each slotbeing penetrated by a screw Z, which is secured in the strip. Each plateis thus longitudinally adjustable upon the strip.

2 designates a post which is screwed into the plate, being maintained inany desired position therein by a binding-nut 3. The head} of each postis penetrated by transverse intersecting openings 5, either of which isadapted to receive the rear end of a needle 6, maintained in position bya set-screw 7. Each needle is preferably L-shapcd, its portion 8 beingdisposed longitudinally with reference to the batten and provided neareach of its ends with an opening or eye 9.

The needles 6 are disposed in pairs, the members of each pair beingmovable from oppositesides of each reed and in opposite directions, asbest shown in Figs. 2-and ,3, said needles being disposed out ofhorizontal alin-einent with each other, preferably by providing aslightly-higher post 2 for the one than for the other.

Each reed is sustained back of the batten, and consequently back of theneedles, above described. The needles are formed substantially L-shaped,so that they may be brought into the most effective proximity to thereed by adjusting themby means of the set-screw ach reed is mounted in apair of latheplates 10, having coacting vertical clamps 11 adj ustablysecured thereto by means of screws 12, set in horizontal slots formed ineach lathe-plate. The reed preferably rests upon pins 13, projectingfrom each lathe-plate. Each of the lathe-plates is secured to the backof the batten by screws 14, said latheplate being spaced from the battenby blocks '15, which the screws penetrate and thereby hold in place.

The bars a o are adapted to be reciprocated, so as to move the needleswhich they carry, by means of bell-crank levers 16, fulcrumed in.bearing plates 17, suitably secured to and project ing upwardly from thebatten. Said bars are connected with the levers by means of rods 18, oneend of each of which is pivoted in one arm 18 of a corresponding lever,and the other end of each of which is' pivoted in a block 15), securedupon the top of the bar. It should be remarked that the batten isextended at one end, so as to sustain the lever 16. It should also beremarked that a roller-bearing projection 20 extends upwardly from oneside of the batten and over the top of the same and each bar u 'v inorder to maintain the latter in its position in the groove t.

' There is a vertically-movable frame disposed back of the batten and ofthe series of lathe-plates and consisting of a pair of horizontal rails21 22, connected at their ends by metallic plates 23 and intermediatelyof said plates by braces 24. Vertical guides 25, in the grooves 26 ofwhich the plates 23 are movable, are provided, being secured to the backof the batten and adapted to insure a true reciprocating movement of theframe. It should be remarked that principally in orderto strengthen therails 21 22, which may be of wood, reinforcing metallic strips 27 areprovided.

The other set of needles employed in my loom are designated bythereference character 28. These needles are movable vertically or, inother words, transversely with rel'er-' ence to the direction ofmovement of the other needles, and each of them is perfectly straightand has its upper end sharpened. Each needle penetrates a block 29, inwhich it is adjustably maintained by means of a set-screw 30, each blockbeing pivotally mounted ?n a lug 31, projecting from a clamp 32, adaptedto receive the upper rail 21 of the verticallymovable frame, and to besecured thereto by means of a set-screw Each needle is thereforeoscillatory-that is to say, they are susceptible of a certain yieldingmotion, as hereinafter described in setting forth the operation of'theloom. From the upper end of said clampand over the lug 31 projects anarm 34, having a slot therein through which the needle extends and inwhich it is movableabout the pivotal point of the block 29; It should beremarked that the needle is movable vertically between'the planes of therear face of the batten and the directly in front of the line ofmovement of the portions 8 of the needles 6. The action of gravitationtends to maintain it in the position shown in Fig. 4; but, if desired, aspring 109, shown in dotted lines in said/figure as connecting thelowerend of the needle and the vertically-movable frame, may be employedOn the shaftj and inside aof the loom ed portion of of the side framefront face of the reed and which is adjacent to the extendthe batten ismounted a gear 35, that is adapted to transmit rotary move-J iiientthrough a suitably-journaled pinion 36 to a gear 37, also journaledinside of the side 'naled in the side frame frame a on a shaft 38. Theshaft 38 is joura, above referred to, and also in a standard 39,disposed outside of said side frame, and between said standard and theside frame there is a pair of reverselydisposed cams 40, each having apear-shaped cam-slot 41 therein, in which works a roller 42, mountedupon the upper end of an arm 43, that extends upwardly from each of apair of levers 44, which are fnlcrnmed upon a bolt 45, arranged forvertical adjustment in the rear portion of the side frame. The free endof each of the levers 44 is connected to the freev arm of one of thebell-crank levers 16 by means of an adjustable pitman 46. 47 isavertical upright having slots 48 therein, throughwhich the levers 44project, said upright being thus adapted as a guide for the levers.

49 is a revolnble shaft journaled at each of its ends in the side frames0. and supported,

if desired, by any desirable means intermediate of said side frames.Upon said shaft 49 is keyed a series of eccentrics 50,-each em- 'tion 69of the lever 67 braced by an eccentric-strap 51, an open projection 52of which is penetrated by the lower threaded end of a pitman 53,adjustably secured thereto by means of nuts 54, the upper end of eachpitman being trunnioned in lugs 55, projecting from the lower rail ofthe vertically-movable frame. Said shaft 49 carries a gear 56,eccentrically mounted thereon and meshing with an elliptical gear 57,carrying a p nion 58, to which a rotary movement is imparted from a gear59, mounted on the shaft 3', through an intermediate pinion; Theelliptical gear 57, together with the pinion it carries and also theintermediate pinion, may be ournaled in-some intermediate portion of theloom-frame or in special supports provided for the purpose.

The weft thread or filler 60 extends from the spools or bobbins 61, uponwhich it is wound, to the eyes of the needles 6 through an intermediatetension device 62. Each bobb n and tension device is preferably mountedupon an individual suitably-supported plate 63, the former resting upona block 64, mounted on said plate. Upon the plate and over the bobbinstands an arch-shaped frame 65, carrying levers 66 67, by preferenceformed of bent wire, said levers being fulcrnmed midway between theirends upon opposite sides of the arch, their lower ends being drawn toward each other by crossed springs 68, connecting them with the plate.The lower poris curved inwardly toward the bobbin, and the lower portionof the lever 66, which is somewhat longer than that of the lever 67, isbent back upon itself, the rebent portion 70 being also curved inwardly,but approaching more nearly to the bobbin than the curved portion of thelever 67,. Upon 71 therefor is a flier consisting of a block 72,

the arch-shaped frame, and thence through eyelets 76 of the levers 67and 66.

The device above described not only acts to maintain the proper tensionupon the thread, but also acts to immediately stop the feed thereof assoon as the pull upon the thread is relaxed. If there is a sudden pullor jerk upon the thread, it will be apparent that the lever 66 will movebefore and to a somewhatgreater extent than the lever 67, and thereforeit is to prevent the downwardly-extending arm 73 of the flier frommoving past the inwardly-projecting portion 70 of the lever 66 withoutengaging the same at this moment that said curved portion extends morenearly 4 to the bobbin than the curved portion 69 of the other lever.The device should be constructed,- therefore, with the object ofeffecting an engagement between the downwardlyextending arm .73 and eachof the inwardlyprojecting portions of the lever in each revolution ofthe flier.

. The woven goods 77 extends over a bar 78, supported upon thebreast-beam b to the takeup roll 79, said take-up roll carryinga pinion80, adapted to be rotated through .an intermediate pinion 81 bya gear82, said last-named gear being in mesh with a pinion 83, carrying aratchet-wheel-84, with the teeth of which a pawl 85, that is carried bya lever 86, engages, said lever being movable concentrically with thegear83 under actuation of the batten t, to which it is connected by acord 87.

In describing the operation of the machine it is to be first remarkedthat the main driveshaftj rotates in the direction of the arrow R inFigs. 1 and 7, and it is assumed that the starting position of theseveral parts of the loom is that shown in Fig. 1. As the shaftj rotatesit draws the batten back through the linl p, the pitman o, and thebracket Z until the point of pivotal connection of the link 19 with thewheel it enters the are r s of the circle of rotation of said pivotalpoint, whereupon, as before stated, the batten comes to a standstill.Meanwhile through the system of intermeshing gears 35, 36, and 37 theshaft 38 is rotated, the arrangement of the gearing being such that saidshaft revolves in the same direction as the shaft j and at one-half thespeed thereof. Thereupon while the bat-, ten is at a standstill, theshed being at this time opened by the shedding mechanism, one

of the levers 44 will be depressed by virtue: of the engagement of itsroller-bear ng arm 43 with that portion of the slot 41 of thecam 40which is' farthest from the center thereof. The depression of the lever44 effects, through the pitman 46, a movement of the correspondingbell-crank lever 16 about its fulcrum,

the motion of said lever being transmitted through the rod 18 and theblock 19 to the bar to, carrying through the several sheds the needlesof the set of needles 6 which are mounted on said bar. A-lso whilethe-batten is at rest in its retracted position the shaft j, through thegear 35, the pinion 59, the elliptical gear 57, and theeccentrically-arranged gear56, effects a rotation of the shaft 49,carryingsaid gear 56 and the eccentrics 50. The rotation of the shaft 49willof course be in the direction of the arrow T in Fig. 1. The rotationof the eccentrics 50 on said shaft 49 elfects a lifting, through thepitman 53, of the vertically-movable frame carrying the needles 28.

tshould be remarked at this point that said needles 28 are disposed inproximity to each side edge of each reed and that 'they'are adapted toengage the thread which the needles 6 carry through the warp in order toform and maintain loops in the filler. As thencedles 28 are. carriedupwardly by their frame, therefore, those of them which are adjacent tothe points of the needles 6 that have just passed through the shedengage the thread or filler carried by said needles 6 and form loops.Thereupon the pear-shaped cam having moved far enough and the lever atbeing therefore raised and the bell-crank lever 16 being consequentlyactuated, the needles 6 will be withdrawn from their positions in thesheds. By thistime the shaft y will have retated far enough so that thebatten will begin to be again forced forward in order to beat up theloops of the weft that are being maintained by the needles 28. Duringthe forward movement of the batten the needles 28 begin to descend; butthey engage and maintain the loops in the weft until just before thereed carried by the batten reaches the limit of its forv a repetition ofthe operation as just described,

ward movement, or, in other words,completes thebeating up of theweft,whereupon they slip out of the loops and are quickly retracted ator slightly before the instant of beating up. Owing to the relativedisposition that has meantime been assumed by the members of the gearingwhich connects the shaftj and the frame carrying the loopers and to'thefact that since the elliptical gear 57 and the eccentrically-arrangedgear 56 intermittently engage each other at points on the one which areremote from its center of rotation, while the corresponding points onthe other are in proximity to its center of rotation, the speed of theeccentrically-arranged gear is alternately fast and slow. It will beapparent, in View of what-has j ust been said, therefore, that theneedles 28 are pivotally mounted because they should be free to give wayat the time just before the weft is beaten up and while they are stillin engagement with the loops. he next revolution of the shaft j willeffect the only difference being that at this time the needles 6,mounted on the bar 0, will be moved, as will be obvious.

The operation of the tension device 62 has been already described. Whenit is stated that the movements of the batten effect.

through the flexible connection 87, the movements of the, lever 86, theoperation of the take-u p mechanism will be apparent.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9 and 1.0 the needles which form theloops instead of moving vertically are adapted to movehorizontally. Theframe 88, which carries said needles, is exactly similar to thecorresponding or vertically-movable frame already de scribed, the guides89 therefor being secured to the underside .of the breast-beam b. Theneedles 90 are adjustably mounted in blocks 91, pivotally secured toclamps 02, mounted on one of the bars 93 of the frame 88, all in thesame manner as in the corresponding construction hereinbefore described.Said needles are bent so as to extend rearwardly from their point ofpivotal support,then upwardly approximately parallel with the rear faceof the breast-beam, and then rearwardly again substantially in the planeof the other needles 6. Said needles 00 are normally maintained in ahorizontal position by means of a horizontal rod 04, mounted at each endin a link 95, pivotally suspended from the frame 88, and the ends ofsaid needles which form the loops are adapted to fall when their rearends are tripped by a detent 96, projecting from the breastbeam andadapted to engage the pivotally-suspended bar 94. The frame 88, carryingsaid 1 eedles, is reeiprocated by means of eccentrics 97, mounted on ashaft 98, that is journaled 1n bearing-blocks 99, projecting fromportions of the loom-frame, said eccentrics carrying straps 100, towhich are adj ustably connected pitmen 101, having pivotal connectionwith lugs 102, projecting downwardly from the frame 88. The shaft 98carries a sprocket 103, which is eccentric'ally mounted thereon and theteeth of which engage a sprocketchain 104, passing over an ellipticalsprocket 105, mounted on the shaft 3. It should be remarked that onerevolution of the elliptical sprocket 105 is adapted to effect tworevolutions of the sprocket 103. In the operation of this modifiedportion of the mechanism of my improved loom as the needles 6, mountedon one of the rods u, ('12,) carry the filler or weft through the shedsthe needles 90 are advanced, this being eifected by the movement whichis imparted to the frame earrymg them by the rotation of the eccentrics97 that is impartedto said eccentrics from the shaft 7 through theehain-and-sprocket connectlon. Said needles, coacting with theretraetlng needles 6,-produce loops in the weft or filler, and as theyreach the limit of their movement the rod 94 is tripped, permitting themto fall, so that the loops are maintained taut to a moreouzless extent,and therefore the possibilitiy of their being slipped past the ends ofthe iieedles 90 uneaught thereby is obviated. The loops being formed andthe needles 6 having retracted out of the sheds, the batten movesforward to beat up the weft, and ust before the beating up is elfectedthe frame carrying the needles 90 is quickly retracted,

, loopers and fillerv v by arms 107, projecting from the breast-beam -b.Each needle 90 may have a slight deflection 108 in it, so as to insureits being lifted high enough repeated, so that with the needles 6, bar 0(1a.)

Lhave hereinbefore remarked that each of the needles 6 has two eyes.This provision is made so that the needle can act as a takeup of anylooseness that may'occu r in the filler or weft.- By passing theweft or'filler through two eyes in the needle the latter can exert a tensionupon the thread, and when it If there .Were only one eye in the needle,the thread might freely slip through it, and thesuperfluous portion ofthe loop would not be taken up.

When in the claims I use the expressions carriers, it will of LettersPatent, is

1. In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling. mechanism and abatten having a groove orgroovsin its upper surface, of

bars seated in said grooves, filler-carriers mounted loopers adapted toreciprocate of said filler-carriers, levers fulcru med on saidciprocating'the loopers, erative independently substantially asdescribed.

In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling mechanism and abatten,of reciprocating bars mounted on said batten, fillercarriersmounted on said bars, a suitablyguided frame carried by and movabletransto the batten, loopers and adapted to coact with the filler-carrers, levers mounted on said batten, rods pivotally connecting said barsand said levers, audmeans for vibrating said said means being carried bysaid frame -levers. .and reciprocating said frame, said meansbeingoperativeindependently of the action of the scribed.

batten, substantially as dea groove i'n its upper surface, ofreciprocatmg bars seated sideby side in said groove, filler-carriersadju'i tably mounted on said 7 bars, a vertically m'ovable frame carriedby g and movable transversely with reference, to

groove 'or' transversely of the action of said.

1 ably mounted the batten, guides for said said batten, loopers carriedby said frame, yieldingly mounted therein and adapted to coact with thefiller-carriers, levers mounted on said batten, rods pivotall yconnecting said bars and said levers, and means for vibrating ,sitidlevers and reciprocating said frame, subs antially as described.

4. In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling mechanism andabatten and with the drive-shaft, of reciprocating bars carried by saidbatten, filler-carriers mounted on said bars, levers fulcrnmed on saidbatten and operatively connected to said bars, a verticallymovable andsuitably-guided frame carried by said batten, loopers carried by-saidframe, yieldingly mounted therein and adapted to coact with saidfiller-carriers, suitablyournaled eccentrics operatively connected tosaid frame, suitably-fulcru med levers operatively connected to saidframe, suitably-fulcrumed levers operatively connected to saidfirstnamed levers, operative connecting means between said drive-shaftand said eccentrics and between said drive-shaft and the lastnamedlevers, and means for reciprocating the batten, substantially asdescribed.

In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling mechanism includingabatten and with the drive-shaft, of reciprocating bars carried by saidbatten, filler-carriers mounted on said bars,

levers fulcrumed on said batten and operatively connected to said bars,a vertically-movable and suitablyguided frame adapted to'reciprocatetransversely of said batten, loopers carried by said frame and adaptedto coact with said filler-carriers, another and suitably-journaledshaft, eccentrics frame carried by and an eccentrically-mounted gearcarried on said last-named shaft, operative connection between said eccntries and the frame, a suitably-journaled elliptical gear engaging said'eccentrically-arranged gear and operatively connected to thedrive-shaft, suitably-journ'aled cams, gearing connecting said cams andthe drive-shaft, levers operatively engaging said cams,pitmen connectingsaid levers and said first-named levers, and operative connecting meansbetween said batten and the drive-shaft, substantially as described.-

6. In a loom, the combination, with the bat ten and with reciprocatingfiller-carriers, of

a vertically-movable frame, guides for said frame carried .on saidframe, yieldingly carried to coact with said as described.

7. In a loom, the combination, with the batten and with reciprocatingfiller-carriers, of a vertically-movable frame, guides for saidframeprojecting downwardly from said batten, clamps adjustably mountedon said frame, oscillating blocks supported by said clamps, and looperscarried by said blocks andadapted to coact with said filler-carriers,substantially as described.

and loopers bysaid clamps and adapted filler-carriers, substantially bysaid batten, clamps adjust-- and adapted to coact with saidtiller-carriers,

each looper being disposed eccentricall y of the pivotal axis of itsblock, substantially as described.

9. In a loom, the combination, with the'batten and with reciprocatingfiller-carriers, of a vertically-movable frame, guides for said frameprojecting downwardly from said bat-- ten, clamps adj ustably mounted onsaid frame and provided with slotted projections at their upper ends,blocks pivotally connected to said clamps beneath the projectionsthereof, and loopers adjustably mounted in said blocks, penetrating saidslotted projections and adapted to coact with said fillercarriers,substantially as described.

10. In a loom, the combination, with a bat-- ten having a longitudinalslot therein, of reciprocating bars arranged in said slot, strips,saidopenings and provided nuts, and needles penetrating and adj ustablysecured upon said bars and having openings,

- slotted plates arranged on said bars over the openings therein, screwsprojecting into the stripsand penetrating the slots ofsaid plates, postsadj ustably mounted on said plates over with adj ustingmounted on saidposts, scribed.

11. In a thread-controlling device, the combination, with a spool orbobbin, of a pair of suitably-disposed coacting levers, a flierrevolubly arranged in the axial line of said spool or bobbin andincluding an elastic arm provided with an eccentrically-disposed eyelet,said levers having eyelets at the ends thereof adjacent the flier, andsaid flier-arm being adapted to engage the other ends of said levers,and springs tending to separate the eye-- let ends of said levers,substantially as described.

12. The combination, of a pair of suitably-. fulcrumed spring-controlledcoacting levers, a spool or bobbin disposed between the same, and aflier revolubly mounted above said spool substantially as deorbobbin,and including an upwardly-extendthe former carrying frame and a spooling arm and a downwardly-extending arm,

an axially-disposed eyelot and the latter carrying anec'centricallydisposed eyelet and the upper arms of the loversbeing'also provided with eyelets, the

lower arms of said levers being adapted to be engaged by thedownwardly-extending arm of the flier,

substantially as described. 13. T

he combination with an arch-shaped or bobbin arranged within the same,of a pair of coacting levers fulcrumed in said frame on opposite sidesof said spool or bobbin, a flier revolubly mounted upon said spool orbobbin and comprising upwardly and downwardly extending arms, and

an axially-disposed eyelet carried by said firstextending flexible arms,and an axially-disposed eyelet carried by said first-named arm and aneccentrically-disposed eyelet carried by the other arm, said levershaving eyelets at the ends thereof adjacent the flier and having theirother ends bent inwardly, the one more than the other, and adapted toengage said downwardly-extendingarm,springs tending to separate theeyelet ends of said levers, and a stationary eyelet carried by saidframe above said flier, substantially as described.

15. In a loom, the combination with the frame includinga breast-beam andwith shedding mechanism including the batten, of a horizontallyreciprocating frame, guiding means carried by said breast-beam andsustaining said reciprocating frame, filler-carriers movablelongitudinally of said batten, means for actuating said reciprocatingframe,

loopers pivotally supported in said reciprocating frame and adapted tocoact with said filler-carriers, a movable device engaging said loopers,and a detent adapted to trip said device to disengage the looperstherefrom, substantially as described. 1b. In a loom, the combination,with warpcoutrolling mechanism,and a batten, of reciprocating barsmounted on said batten, fillercarriers mounted on said bars, loopersadapted to reciprocate transversely of said fillercarriers, leversful'orumed on said batten, an operatively connected to said bars, a drivshatt journaled in said frame, operative counectingmeans between saiddrive-shaft and said levers, operative connecting means between saiddrive-shaft and said loopers, a longitudinally-reciprocating pitmanoperatively connected to said batten, means for'guiding said pitman, anda link pivotallyconnected at one of its ends to said pitman and havingeccentric connection with said shaft at the other of its ends,substantially as described. In testimony that I claim the foregoing Ihave hereunto set my hand this 10th day of July, 1899;

GEORGE F. KUETT.

